About Us

31 July 2010 / 20 Av 5770

The OU Israel Center Team

Rabbi Avi Berman

Director-General

Rabbi Avi Berman was Director-General of OU Israel only four days when the second Lebanon war broke out. Within days, he instituted a series of programs to bring aid to beleaguered Israelis living in bomb shelters or forced to leave their homes. The spirit of Rabbi Berman’s first days as director continues to invigorate and expand OU Israel’s educational and outreach initiatives, reaching out to Israelis across the country.

After making aliyah at age nine, Rabbi Berman was raised in Kedumim, Maaleh Adumim and Har Nof. He studied at the Hesder Yeshiva in Shilo, served in the IDF and then returned to Yeshiva for his smicha. In Shilo, Rabbi Berman ran the Bnei Akiva post high school Midrash Torah and Avodah program and recruited students annually in South Africa and Australia. He spent five years as NCSY Regional Director in Vancouver where he took a chapter of 30 and built a new NCSY region with 500 participants across Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest.

Rabbi Berman’s vision as Director-General of OU Israel is to improve the lives of the Jewish people in Israel through a deep sense of understanding and compassion.

What We Do

OU Israel reaches out to Jews throughout Israel to embrace, support and inspire. We bolster those in need and encourage Jews across the spectrum of religious observance to invigorate their commitment to Jewish heritage and homeland.

Our efforts cover a broad spectrum. We work with Israeli youth to instill a sense of pride, purpose and commitment to the Jewish People and the Land of Israel. Within secular native-Israel communities we spread awareness and renewed understanding of Jewish heritage. And we provide a spiritual and social outlet for Anglo olim in order to encourage and facilitate aliyah. 

About The Programs

Our programs aim to create Jewish environments which welcome and accept each individual. The programs continuously evolve with the spiritual and physical needs of the people we work with.

Jerusalem World Center

A center where Jews can connect, explore and revitalize their relationship with Torah, Israel and the Jewish people. Find out More

Lev Yehudi Yisraeli

Bringing Jewish heritage to Israel's secular communities to awaken the spirit and encourage an appreciation of Jewish culture and tradition. Find out More

Lichyot B'Yachad

Bringing together secular and religious teens for dialogue, friendship and respect. Find out More

Makom Balev

A youth group with a mission to embrace, empower and inspire Israel’s youth. Find out More

Mashiv HaRuach - Soldiers

Connecting Israel’s soldiers with land of Israel to instill pride and passion for our nation and our country. Find out More

NESTO

Embraces teen olim and eases the transition to Israeli society. Find out More

Oraita

A unique hangout encouraging Jewish identity and social responsibility in Israeli teens. Find out More

The Zula

Finding the light within youth at risk in Israel. Find out More

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